Montana § 32-9-128 Registration And Registered Agent Of Foreign Entities -- Service Of Process -- Venue

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§ 32-9-128 — Registration And Registered Agent Of Foreign Entities -- Service Of Process -- Venue

Montana § 32-9-128

Title 32FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 9RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BROKERS, LENDERS, SERVICERS, AND LOAN ORIGINATORS

Part 1Montana Mortgage Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 32-9-128 (2026).

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32-9-128 . Registration and registered agent of foreign entities -- service of process -- venue.

(1)A foreign mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer shall register to do business in this state as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership with the secretary of state.

(2)A foreign mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer shall provide the name and address of its registered agent for service of process to the department in order to be licensed in this state and shall notify the department in writing within 5 days of a change in the licensee's registered agent's name or address.

(3)For purposes of this part, the department is considered to have complied with the requirements of law concerning service

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32-9-128 . Registration and registered agent of foreign entities -- service of process -- venue. (1) A foreign mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer shall register to do business in this state as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership with the secretary of state.
(2) A foreign mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer shall provide the name and address of its registered agent for service of process to the department in order to be licensed in this state and shall notify the department in writing within 5 days of a change in the licensee's registered agent's name or address.
(3) For purposes of this part, the department is considered to have complied with the requirements of law concerning service of process upon sending by common courier with tracking capability any notice required or permitted to a licensee under this part, postage prepaid and addressed to the last-known address of the licensee's registered agent for service of process on file with the department, the last-known address of the licensee on file with the department for an in-state licensee, or in the case of an unlicensed person, the last-known address of the person.
(4) In a judicial action, suit, or proceeding arising under this part or any administrative rule adopted pursuant to this part between the department and a licensee who does not maintain a physical office in this state, venue must be exclusively in Lewis and Clark County. (See part compiler's comment regarding contingent suspension.)